On Various Traditions From Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Ridha صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم

28-69 In the year 241 A.H. (854 A.D.) (The author of the book narrated) my father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Al-Hassan ibn Ahmad al-Maliki quoted on the authority of Abdullah ibn Tawoos that he told Abil Hassan Al-Ridha صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, “I have married off my daughter to one of my brother’s sons who drinks and often mentions divorce often.” The Imam صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم said, “If he is one of the Shiites, then there is no problem.However, separate your daughter from him if he is a Sunni.” Abdullah ibn Tawoos asked, “May I be your ransom! Has it not been narrated on the authority of Abi Abdullah صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم that one should not marry women who have been divorced thrice at once, and that they are still considered to be married?” The Imam صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم said, “That tradition applies to a woman whose husband is a Shiite - not one whose husband is a Sunni - since whoever accepts a religion is bound to abide by its rules.”